My parents taught me service - not by saying, but by doing. That was my culture, the culture of my family.

Life is abundant, and life is beautiful. And it's a good place that we're all in, you know, on this earth, if we take care of it.

You're not here just to be a clone. You're not here to be a copy. We have enough of those. You don't have to apply. You don't even have to go there to be absolutely yourself - real, here, now, on this planet.

Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender.

before I embark on any new venture, I ask myself: will the joy of doing this make me lose track of any concern for time? If the answer is yes, I proceed!

The more I wonder, the more I love.

Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister.